Marvelous College of Technology, Inc.

M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal

South Cotabato, Philippines, 9506
Tel. # +63 (083) 228-8756 / email: marvelous.college@yahoo.com
BTVTED-FSM DEPARTMENT

COURSE OUTLINE IN UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

COURSE NUMBER : GenEd 1

COURSE TITLE : Understanding the Self
COURSE CREDIT : Three (3) Units
Pre- Requisite : None
Faculty : Ms. Judy Ann S. Valenzuela
Number of Hours : Three (3) Hours Per Week

Work effectively and

independently in multi-
disciplinary and multi-
cultural teams.
b. Demonstrate knowledge
of tourism industry, local
tourism products and
services.
c. Demonstrate
administrative and
managerial skill

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M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal
South Cotabato, Philippines, 9506
Tel. # +63 (083) 228-8756 / email: marvelous.college@yahoo.com
BTVTED-FSM DEPARTMENT

in a service-oriented
business organization
IV. COURSE OUTLINE

PERIOD LEARNING DESIRED LEARNING REFERENCES TEXTS

COURSE/SUBJECT MATTER OUTCOMES
PRELIM 1. VISION-MISSION AND At the end of the session
CORE VALUES OF THE the students should be
INSTITUTION able to:
2. COURSE POLICIES AND a. Acquaint
GUIDELINES students with the
3. COURSE vision-mission
REQUIREMENTS and core values
MANUAL
GRADING SYSTEM of the institution
b. Identify the
SYLLABUS
school and
course policies
and guidelines
c. Determine the
grading system
Understand the course
requirements
THE SELF FROM VARIOUS At the end of the session Alata, Eden Joy P.,
PHILOSOPHICAL the students should be et al (2018)
PERSPECTIVE able to: Understanding the
 Socrates a. Explain why its is Self.
 Plato essential to Rex Bookstore Inc.
 St. Augustine understand self; Manila
 St. Thomas Aquinas b. Describe and
 Rene Descartes discuss the
 David Hume different notions
 Immanuel Kant of the self from
 Gilbert Ryle the points-of-
Maurice Merleau-Ponty view of the
various
philosophers
across time and

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M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal
South Cotabato, Philippines, 9506
Tel. # +63 (083) 228-8756 / email: marvelous.college@yahoo.com
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space;
c. Compare and
contrast how the
self has been
represented in
different
philosophical
schools; and
Examine one’s self
against the different
views of self that were
discussed in class.
THE SELF, SOCIETY, and At the end of the session
CULTURE the students should be
 My Self Through the able to:
Years a. Explain the
 What is Self? relationship
 The Self and Culture between and
 The Self and the among the self,
Development of the society, and
Social World culture;
 Mead and Vygotsky b. Describe and
 Self in Families discuss the Alata, Eden Joy P.,
Gender and the Self different ways by et al (2018)
which society Understanding the
and culture Self.
shape the self; Rex Bookstore Inc.
c. Compare and Manila
contrast how the
self can be
influenced by the
different
institutions in the
society; and
Examine one’s self
against the different
views of self that were
discussed in the class.
MIDTERM THE SELF AND THE At the end of the session Alata, Eden Joy P.,
COGNITIVE CONSTRUCT the students should be et al (2018)
 I and Me able to: Understanding the

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M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal
South Cotabato, Philippines, 9506
Tel. # +63 (083) 228-8756 / email: marvelous.college@yahoo.com
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 Self, Identity, and a. Identify the

Self-Concept different ideas in
 Freud psychoanalytic psychology about
theory the “self”;
(id, ego, superego) b. Create their own
 The Private and Public definition of
Self.
Self “self” based on
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The Actual, Ideal, and the definitions
Manila
Ought Self from psychology;
and
Analyze the effects of
various factors identified
in psychology in the
formation of the self.
THE SELF IN THE WESTERN At the end of the session
AND EASTERN THOUGHTS the students should be
 Buddhism able to:
 Hinduism a. Differentiate the
 Taoism concept of self
 Confucianism according to
Alata, Eden Joy P.,
Western thought
et al (2018)
against
Understanding the
Eastern/Oriental
Self.
Perspectives;
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b. Explain the
Manila
concept of self as
found in Asian
thoughts; and
Identify how these
insights contribute to
self-determination.
PRE- FINAL THE PHYSICAL AND At the end of the session Alata, Eden Joy P.,
SEXUAL SELF the students should be et al (2018)
 Diseases Associated able to: Understanding the
with the Reproductive a. Discuss the Self.
System development Rex Bookstore Inc.
 Erogenous Zones aspect of the Manila
 Human Sexual reproductive
Behavior system;
 Physiology of Human b. Describe the
Sexual Response erogenous zones;

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M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal
South Cotabato, Philippines, 9506
Tel. # +63 (083) 228-8756 / email: marvelous.college@yahoo.com
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 Nervous System c. Explain human

Factors sexual behavior;
 Sexual Problems d. Characterize the
 Sexually Transmitted diversity of
Diseases sexual behavior;
Natural and Artificial e. Describe sexually
Methods of Contraception transmitted
diseases; and
Differentiate natural and
artificial methods of
contraception.
TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY? At the end of the session
THAT IS THE QUESTION! the students should be
Material Self able to:
a. Explain the
association of Alata, Eden Joy P.,
self and et al (2018)
possessions; Understanding the
b. Identify the role Self.
of consumer Rex Bookstore Inc.
culture to self Manila
and identity; and
Appraise one’s self
based on the description
of material self.
FINAL SUPERNATURALS: BELIEVE At the end of the session
IT OR NOT! the students should be
 Religion and Ritual able to:
 Some World Religious a. Identify various
Alata, Eden Joy P.,
Beliefs and Practices religious
et al (2018)
 Buddhism practices and
Understanding the
 Christianity beliefs;
Self.
 Hinduism b. Understand the
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 Islam self in relation
Manila
 Judaism with religious
Finding and Creating beliefs; and
Meaning of Life Explain ways of finding
the meaning of life.
THE POLITICAL SELF AND At the end of the session Alata, Eden Joy P.,
BEING FILIPINO the students should be et al (2018)
 Who is Filipino? able to: Understanding the

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M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal
South Cotabato, Philippines, 9506
Tel. # +63 (083) 228-8756 / email: marvelous.college@yahoo.com
BTVTED-FSM DEPARTMENT

 Filipino Values and a. Develop a

Traits Filipino identity;
 Filipino Hospitality b. Identify different
 Respect for Elders Filipino values
 Close Family Ties and traits; and
 Cheerful Reflect on your selfhood
Personality in relation to your
 Self-sacrifice national identity.
 Bayanihan
 “bahala Na”
attitude
 Colonial Mentality Self.
 “Mañana” Habit Rex Bookstore Inc.
 “Ningas Kugon” Manila
 Pride
 Crab Mentality
 Filipino Time
 Filipino Markers
1. Proverbs or
Salawikain
2. Superstitions
3. Myths and
Legends
4. Heroes and Icons
How to be a Good Filipino
Prepared by: Noted By:

JUDY ANN S. VALENZUELA, LPT JAYBELLE A. LUBATON

BTVTED FSM-Instructor FSM-Program Coordinator

Approved By:

DR. CECILLIA S. VILLENA

Academic Vice President